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Archive of posts tagged dry stone walling

Frank’s little adventure…

Posted by Richard on 17 May 2019, 9:07 pm

In the past we have cut our lawn and given the cuttings to our Dexter cattle. We also make sure that the pigs get some too and particularly at the moment since I’m trying to get Sissy into tip-top show condition for the Northumberland County Show at the end of the month. This tactic has …

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Wall repaired and good as new

Posted by Richard on 21 August 2016, 9:13 am

As luck would have it, a few days after discovering the collapsed dry stone wall in the woods we arranged with someone from the village to deal with the repairs. Barely a couple of days later they arrived and got all the repair work completed in around half a day! Given more time I’m sure …

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Sometimes it’s best to call in a professional

Posted by Richard on 5 August 2016, 10:16 am

While on the hunt for the missing chicken eggs that aren’t getting laid in the nest box, I came across a major problem with our dry stone wall boundary in the woods. As far as I can tell this must have happened in the last day or two but I can’t be certain as the …

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Not too shabby for an amateur

Posted by Richard on 3 March 2014, 12:46 pm

After the storm damage a few months ago with fallen trees taking out some dry stone walls, I have finally got around to completing some repairs. Luckily no one was around when they came down but the dent on the old gate is a good reminder of the event. The eagle-eyed reader will perhaps also spot …

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A grand day out!

Posted by Richard on 13 April 2013, 10:45 pm

A couple of weeks ago I spotted on the North Pennines AONB Twitter account (@NorthPennAONB ) that there was a Walling Taster Day on Sat 13 April. It seemed like a good idea for a day out and an interesting change from the usual routine so I booked up a couple of places. Life is …

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